How plutonomy, premiumization, and social media squeeze the middle class
inequality
Posted inPolitics
How Mamdani’s Predecessors Built Democratic Socialism
A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin’s Freedom Budget is the key to understanding the appeal of the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Down and Out on the Crypto Frontier
In Wyoming, the Delaware of cryptocurrency, industry players celebrated their fortunes and said everyone will benefit. But workers haven’t seen it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Clamoring to Tax the Rich
In Berkeley, New York, Paris, and Vatican City, it’s become central to political battles—and religious concerns.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Plutonomy Is Still Going Strong
For the last 20 years, analysts have known that this is an economy by and for the rich.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Second Gilded Age Is Resembling the First
It’s the return of rotten boroughs, railroad barons, and constant graft.
Posted inWorking in America
Solving the Shortage of Low-Wage Workers
Here’s the miracle cure: Pay them better.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Exclusive: Intelligence Dossier Compares Luigi Mangione to ‘Robin Hood’
The document from a state fusion center cites high health care costs as a key source of instability in the country.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires
A handful of rich guys will burn human society to the ground rather than pay a dime in tax.
Posted inHousing
Shlock and Awe
The Los Angeles fires shine a light on the wretched excess of the very rich.